Mosquito-net frame.



E. L. MFPITT.

MOSQUITO NET FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED sEPInzQ, 190s.

953 965.v Patented Apr.5,191o.

nmzutoz EMMETT L. MOEFITT, 0F ELON COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA.

MOSQUITO-NET FRAME.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

Application led September 29, 1909. Serial No. 520,151.

To all 'whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMETT L. MOFFITT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elon College, in the county of Alamance and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Mosquito-Net Frame, of whichthe following is a specilicat-ion.

The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision in amerchantable form of a device of the above-mentioned class, which shallbe inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation, and devoid ofcomplicated parts; specifically, the provision of a frame which isadapted to be mounted upon beds, couches, and the like, of varioussizes, to support above the occupant of the bed or couch, a netting` toprotect the occupant against insects, the resiliency of the constituentmaterial of the device rendering it applicable to structures of widelydifferent dimensions; it being the object of the invention to provide adevice of the class mene tioned, which may readily be inverted, andplaced in a trunk, the device occupying but little room in the trunk, inthe midst of clothing and the like which is packed about it; other andfurther objects being made manifest hereinafter as the description ofthe invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings,and particularlyy pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for certain distinctive features of thedevice, it being understood, that, within the scope of what hereinafterthus is claimed, divers changes in the form, proportions, size, andminor details of the structure may be made, without departing from thespirit or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

Similar numerals ofl reference are employed to denote correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawings -Figure l shows my invention inperspective; Fig. 2 is a fragmental bottom plan of the same;

and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of the Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide, primarily, a pair of parallelbase bars l, provided, upon their lower faces, with longitudinallyextending grooves 2. The base bars l are connected by arcuate supportingmembers 4, preferably fashioned from resilient wire, the extremities ofthe members 4 being extended through openings 3 in the base bars l,alined with the grooves 2, in the lower faces of the base bars. rIhelower extremities of the arcuate supporting members 4 are bent,longitudinally of the base bars l, and are housed inthe grooves 2, thisconstruction being shownfmost clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings.Retaining members, in the present instance shown in the form of staples6, are made to straddle the bent ends of the members 4 to hold the samein the grooves 2, the staples G being driven flush with the lower facesof the base bars l. The several members 4 are connected at their highestpoint, by means of a brace 20, which, as shown in Fig. l, may be bent toengage the members 4, orsecured thereto in any other desired manner. Itis to be understood that there may be any number of the members, andthat any approved means may be employed whereby the members 4 may beassembled with the base bars 1.

In practical operation, owing to the resiliency of the members 4, thebase bars 1 may be sprung apart to the desired distance, to accommodatethe width of the particular bed or couch upon which the device is to beused. A netting is then thrown over the device, the members 4 and thebrace 20 serving to hold the netting away from the face and body of theoccupant.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is A device of the class described comprisingrigid, spaced base bars; and resilient, arcuate supporting membershaving their extremities inserted into the base bars and forming thesole connection between the base bars; the base bars being provided withlongitudinally extending grooves in their lower faces, the extremitiesof the supporting members being bent laterallyv to t 111 the grooves;and retzunmg members mounted in the base bars and arranged to stradcllethe overbent portions of the snpporting members, to house said portionsentirely Within the contour of the grooves.

In testimony that l Claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EMMETT L. MQFFITT. lVitnesses H. E. MOFFITT, E. B. HATCH.

